Riverside Estate on the Arade River, Silves, with AL License, 8 Suites and Heated Pool

Palm trees above a heated pool, the Arade River flowing somewhere below the orange grove and eight bedroom suites around all of this. This licensed riverside estate, between Silves and the Arade Dam, is being sold as an operating business, fully equipped, with capacity for sixteen guests and bookings confirmed for 2027. It's almost seven in the morning and mist still settles over the water. You descend through the orange trees to the yoga deck, close enough to the river to hear the current, and for twenty minutes nothing else exists in the Algarve. Most guests say the same thing upon arrival: it feels like Bali. Green, wood, water everywhere, and a silence the coast doesn't have. By eleven o'clock there will be sixteen people around the pool and the house will have a different sound. By late afternoon there's space to gather fifty people in the same place, with the outdoor bar open and the barbecue lit, on an evening guests remember long after returning home. The property occupies one of the rarest plots ever licensed right next to the Arade River, between the historic city of Silves and the Arade Dam. The watercourse runs through the property itself, and that's what gives it privacy: valleys on all sides, no through traffic, no neighbors within earshot. Built in 2007 and fully renovated, with work completed in 2024, it now operates as a licensed Local Accommodation, rented entirely to groups of up to sixteen people. Interior Eight double bedrooms, all en suite, with air conditioning and heating, most with private balconies. A ninth bedroom adds a treatment room, office or staff accommodation, depending on how you want to manage the house. Nine bathrooms in total, in 450 m² of built area, with finishes designed to receive guests week after week. Behind the guest area is what most retreat houses lack: a professional kitchen prepared to serve a full house and an independent laundry sized for rotation. Whoever takes over this estate can receive without improvising. The common room is the meeting point at the end of the day and accommodates sixteen people comfortably. Exterior This is where the Bali comparison comes from. The land is organized as a set of distinct spaces rather than a single garden, in wood, vegetation and water instead of lawn and paving. Heated pool with surrounding deck. Outdoor sauna and jacuzzi for the wellness component. Outdoor kitchen with barbecue for long evenings. Decks distributed across zones, so a yoga session, a family lunch and someone reading alone can happen at the same time. And the yoga deck, right above the river, which is the most photographed element by guests. The orange grove descends to the water. The urban plot is 700 m², plus 4,470 m² of rustic land with a citrus orchard, arable farming and the riverbed, for a total of 5,170 m². Live and operate at the same time One of the floors can be reserved as the owner's private residence, keeping the rest of the house in operation. Of interest to those who want income without handing over the entire property to guests, or to those who want to be present and host personal retreats personally rather than hiring someone to do so. Location Silves and its castle are about ten minutes away, close enough for an evening in the historic center and far enough to hear nothing. The Arade Dam, with river beach and canoeing, is just a few minutes upriver. The coast is what surprises: Ferragudo, Carvoeiro and the central and windward beaches are less than half an hour away. Faro Airport about fifty minutes. Wine estates, the Monchique mountains and four golf courses within short distance, and they already form part of the house's offering. Features 8 double bedrooms, all en suite, with air conditioning and heating, most with private balconies, plus a ninth multipurpose bedroom 9 bathrooms, 450 m² of built area (395 m² private, 55 m² service) Urban plot of 700 m² and rustic parcel of 4,470 m², 5,170 m² total Frontage on the Arade River, with the watercourse running through the land Yoga deck over the river, heated pool, outdoor sauna, jacuzzi, wooden decks Professional kitchen and independent laundry, sized for a full house Outdoor kitchen with barbecue, decks distributed across zones Common room, citrus orchard, open valley views Built in 2007, full renovation completed in 2024 Licensed Local Accommodation, operating as private group rental and retreat space, capacity for 16 people Possibility to privatize one floor as owner's residence while maintaining operations Energy Certificate C Sale as an operating unit, fully equipped, with 2027 bookings in portfolio Note on the business This is an operating unit, in its second year of operation, not an empty house with an associated license. Occupancy rates, operating history and future booking data available to qualified buyers, under NDA. The AL registration is held by the operating company, and the transaction structure, asset or quota sale, remains open for analysis with respective consultants. Riverfront land on the Arade doesn't appear on the market. A licensed, renovated and operating version appears even less. Schedule a visit.